#lilyissms

               it wasn’t too often arie found himself feeling NERVOUS. upon moving to los angeles, the male had formed a new persona to help protect himself from ever feeling inferior or nervous or unloveable ever again. however, when those infrequent moments did arise, arie always knew who to turn to. L I L Y. she was one of his most experienced friends from the industry, and, in the least creepy way possible, she had something very maternal about her that he found comfort in. he had asked if she’d meet him at his favorite desolate coffee shop down the street from his loft, and by the time the blonde had gotten there, arie was already a few lattes deep. “ hey. thanks for coming !! ” he stood to greet her with a hug, but he’s shaking, but he’s not sure if it’s due to the caffeine or the fact that he’s on the verge of a panic attack. “ i’m just -- i’ve never gotten this nervous about an album release before.. ”

☆━ josie had somewhat made a name for herself as an advocate in the hollywood hills. from human rights to women’s rights, it was nothing strange when she added animal shelters to her list. NKLA was a favorite of hers, they’d rescued countless animals and helped place them in forever-homes, so donating some of her time and anything else was the least she could do. reaching out to a fellow advocate and arguably far more famous pal, jo gave lily a call and now they were both standing in the puppy kennels. “this might have been a bad idea, ‘cause now i just wanna adopt all these dogs.”

when the offer had been extended, no one had really expected for lily to agree. their interactions prior had been minimal, if there had been any at all. and, for one reason or the other, mimi had always had the sinking feeling that lily didn’t quite approve of the band. 

but, now that lily was here, mimi didn’t quite know what to think. every time lily looked her way, she was tongue-tied and nervous. she hated being so- embarrassing, so she had snuck away from the set to do the only thing that she knew for certain could take the edge off.

it wasn’t a big deal, she told herself. she hadn’t had much to do on set today and she had slipped away without much notice. but who knows how long she had been in the sideroom, really? time either flew by or crawled at a snail’s pace in this state of mind. she wasn’t really paying attention to the clock. 

attending awards shows was far from normal to roxanne. since she’d moved to california all she’d done was stay at home, work, and hook up with someone on occasion. minor exceptions included travelling for minor performances at music festivals. still, it wasn’t that she was shy--far from it, just that having people prying into her life wasn’t her style. she was open in her music, talked about her past and where she wants to be in the future, but reporters and paps were a different story. the ama’s were full of all kinds of people: publicists, celebrities, reporters, camera crews. it was a madhouse, and everyone in attendance had likely been in the game longer than she had. though the stone expression on her face did not let her fears show, even when she introduced herself to an iconic performer she’d long been a fan of. “hi, ms. caine?” she began. “i can’t even believe we’re in the same room right now, it’s got to be a dream. roxanne, completely pleased to meet you.”

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